No Type
| "No Type" | ||||
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| Single by Rae Sremmurd | ||||
| from the album SremmLife | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
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| Rae Sremmurd singles chronology | ||||
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"No Type" is a hip hop song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on September 15, 2014, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the second single from their debut studio album SremmLife (2015). The song was produced by Mike Will Made It with additional production from Swae Lee. The song has peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming their second highest-charting single behind "Black Beatles".
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Max[1] and released on August 11, 2014. As of May 2024, it has received roughly 900 million views on YouTube.[2]
In other media
[edit]The song is used in the television series Black-ish and the film American Honey.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from SremmLife album booklet.
- Song credits
- Writing – Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II
- Production – Mike Will Made It
- Co-production – Swae Lee
- Recording – P-Nazty and Marz at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
- Audio mixing – Stephen Hybicki and Mike Will Made It at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City
Commercial performance
[edit]The song has been certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] "No Type" was chosen as the American Rap Single of the Year by readers on the most opinion-forming rap website in Poland – Hip-hop.pl.[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014–2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] | 82 |
| Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 24 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 51 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] | 29 |
| France (SNEP)[9] | 165 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[10] | 14 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 93 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 16 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] | 3 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] | 2 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] | 22 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] | 53 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
| US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 70 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 25 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[20] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[21] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[22] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| Sweden (GLF)[23] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[25] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". directedbymax.com.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rae Sremmurd - No Type (Official Video). YouTube.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold and Platinum Database". RIAA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Plebiscyt Hip-Hop.pl i WuDoo". hip-hop.pl (in Polish). Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Tracklisten. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Year-end - US Hot R&B/Hop-hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rae Sremmurd; 'No Type')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "British single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2023.